Akan

adj, name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A people who inhabit Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire. plural, plural-only
  2. 2
    a Kwa language spoken in Ghana and the Ivory Coast wordnet
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to the Akan people. not-comparable
  2. 2
    Of or pertaining to the Akan language and other related languages. not-comparable
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The Niger-Congo language spoken by these people.
  2. 2
    A group of languages spoken in Ghana.
  3. 3
    A volcano in Hokkaido, Japan.

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